StockNews.com Initiates Coverage on Aeterna Zentaris (NASDAQ:AEZS)

StockNews.com initiated coverage on shares of Aeterna Zentaris (NASDAQ:AEZS) (TSE:AEZ) in a research report released on Monday morning. The brokerage issued a sell rating on the biopharmaceutical company’s stock.

Aeterna Zentaris Price Performance

AEZS stock opened at $1.95 on Monday. The stock has a market cap of $9.48 million, a PE ratio of -0.57 and a beta of 1.57. The firm’s 50-day simple moving average is $1.97 and its 200 day simple moving average is $1.89. Aeterna Zentaris has a fifty-two week low of $1.36 and a fifty-two week high of $3.38.

Aeterna Zentaris (NASDAQ:AEZS) (TSE:AEZ) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, March 27th. The biopharmaceutical company reported ($1.16) EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of ($0.97) by ($0.19). The company had revenue of $0.12 million for the quarter. Aeterna Zentaris had a negative net margin of 368.01% and a negative return on equity of 63.20%.

Aeterna Zentaris Company Profile

Aeterna Zentaris Inc, a specialty biopharmaceutical company, engages in developing and commercializing therapeutics and diagnostic tests. Its lead product is Macrilen (macimorelin), an orally available peptidomimetic ghrelin receptor (GHSR-1a) agonist that stimulates the secretion of growth hormone by binding to the GHSR-1a for the diagnosis of adult growth hormone deficiency and childhood-onset growth hormone deficiency, as well as oncology indications; and AEZS-150, a delayed clearance parathyroid hormonefusion polypeptide that is in preclinical trail for the treatment of hypoparathyroidism in adults.